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Explore *Then* Expand *Then* Extract
First publishing February 2016
Dec 4
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Kent Beck
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Monday - Last Call on $180/Year
I don’t love reminder emails.
Dec 1
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November 2025
Tidying: Canonical Order
I’m thankful for your support of Tidy First.
Nov 28
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Kent Beck
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If You've Been Thinking About Subscribing to Premium...
I wasn’t going to do this.
Nov 22
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Why Does Development Slow?
It's the options
Nov 19
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Kent Beck
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Intentions & Actions
Git as an example
Nov 11
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Kent Beck
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Composable Tests
It's not what I thought
Nov 10
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Kent Beck
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October 2025
Pitching Hackathon Ideas: Oxymoron
The economic rationale for hackathons is that they create value by injecting uncertainty into development.
Oct 31
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Kent Beck
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Getting Ready to Launch
Special practices for special times
Oct 29
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Kent Beck
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First Principles First
When analyzing metrics, apply the simple filters first
Oct 21
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Kent Beck
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Separate Failed Assertions from Unexpected Exceptions?
A seemingly-minor detail of test framework design turns out to depend on context
Oct 16
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Kent Beck
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Teaching Augmented Coding
First Impressions
Oct 8
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Kent Beck
12
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